In Washington, It's Illegal to Get a Full Contact Lap Dance -- unless The Dancer Rubs Your Crotch with the Family Pet. Then, It's All Good

One Seattle cop reported that he grabbed an exotic dancer's breasts several times as she gyrated in his lap.

Another undid his belt for the dancer grinding against him -- allowing her to slide her hand into his pants.

A third paid $100 to a stripper for four lap dances in a row as he tested whether she'd offer sex for money (she didn't).

The three Seattle cops were part of a strip-club sting operation aimed at catching dancers who cross the line. But did the officers themselves violate department rules, or the law?

. . . In a dozen of the 30 reports reviewed by the P-I, officers described how they allowed their hands to be placed on the dancers' breasts or buttocks. In 11 reports, dancers fondled the officers' genitals through their clothing while performing.

After being questioned by the P-I, [Vice Unit Chief Lt. Eric] Sano reviewed some of the stripper-related arrest reports and said he had concerns with a couple of them.

One officer, who Sano said was inexperienced in undercover work, said in his report that he grabbed one dancer's breasts several times. With another dancer, he wrote in his report, "I grabbed her buttocks with both hands and kept them there throughout the dance."

A second officer, also not a regular vice cop, said he undid his belt, enabling the dancer to unzip his pants and rub his genitals through his underwear. She then grabbed his penis under his shorts before he could stop her hand, according to his report.

Before he knew it, he was tipping the dancer $40 dollars for a blow job he also couldn't avoid. Said Sano, "Clearly, this officer doesn't have the reflexes for this line of work."